15 Things Only Bruce Springsteen Fans Will Understand
2. The Personal Connection
What makes a Springsteen concert special, besides the incredible performance, marathon run time and everything else? It's the way that Bruce Springsteen makes you feel personally connected to him. Despite being a multimillionaire and performing in front of millions of people per year, Bruce somehow manages to make it feel like he's speaking directly to you. It's that combination of the lyrics, the way he addresses the audience and his genuine niceness that makes this possible. Bruce Springsteen fans will regularly talk about how Bruce's music speaks to them and how they really feel like they matter to Bruce. They do, which is why he released a documentary called Springsteen And I in which fans got the chance to tell Bruce he meant to them and, in return, Bruce got to give a little something back. I remember sitting in the crowd during a Bruce Springsteen show several years back and, although I was standing about twenty rows back, I swear he looked right me right in the eye. Don't believe me? Stop laughing then.